Why do my fingernails keep breaking?

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you may be lacking the nutrients necissary to keep them strong, take vitamins and eat healthy, also eating jello is supposed to have something in it that helps your hair and nails Buy nail hardener and they won't break. you need more calcium-maybe. you need more calium drink more milk or ear more dairy Your nails aren't strong enough. Have lots of calcium rich foods and use a nail hardening polish! either u need more calcium or colagen. both of these things can be bought in pill form if you eat raw jelly cubes it should strengthen your nails Brittle Splitting Nails

Onychoschizia or splitting of the fingernails is a common problem seen by dermatologists. The term onychoschizia includes splitting, brittle, soft or thin nails. Onychoschizia is more common in women.

Only very rarely are internal disease or vitamin deficiencies the reason (iron deficiency is the most common). One tip is that if the fingernails split, but the toenails are strong, then an external factor is the cause. Basically brittle nails can be divided into dry and brittle (too little moisture) and soft and brittle (often too much moisture).

The usual cause is repeated wetting and drying of the fingernails. This makes them dry and brittle. This is often worse in low humidity and in the winter (dry heat). The best treatment is to apply lotions containing alpha-hydroxy acids or lanolin containing lotions such as "Elon" (by the "Dartmouth" company) to the nails after soaking nails in water for 5 minutes and after getting the hands wet. you are lacking something in your diet You need calcium. But you can also buy Sally Hansen Nail Hardener. It really works. So does Sally Hansen Nail Growth. Use them daily, you will see a difference in like 3 or 4 days! i have the same problem except i get tips put on so i dont have 2 worry about it but my mother has worse nails then i do and she uses this nailpolish called "nailtiques" it works very well youll be amazed by what your nails look lik a few weeks later try it and let meknow how it works good luck wit you nails! Sounds like you have a lack of calcium in your system. Drink more milk or take calcium suppliments. Drink milk and consume calcium, it'l make your nails stronger. I'm the opposite. My nails are anightmare to cut. This is because I have a calcium-rich diet. It's great for your bones too and it can even be like the milk you have in a milkshake or something like that, as long as you get 3 portions a day. If your nails are "breaking" its probably because they have too much protein in them and not enough moisture. The protein makes them hard so they snap, the moisture gives them flexibility. Try a product called tip top or massage your cuticles with olive oil, its very moisturising. Good luck My fingernails kept peeling and breaking and someone told me to drink more water and I did and now they are fine. Also your diet and health have to do with it Something is lacking in your diet. Try a multi-purpose vitamin every day. That will help with the nails and also with other things too. May have to do with your lifestyle or type of employment, but take prenatal vitamins every day. They made a huge difference for me. You are in a Diet low in calcium, go to health store and ask for nail&hair suplement aka mrs d is right, sounds strange, I know, but it works, eat a jelly cube every day. because there you have a lack of something in your diet If you use nail varnish, then that can make your nails go brittle.
If you file them too thin, that makes your nails week too.
If you don't do those things, then maybe they are dehydrated, so you need to use hand cream. Also, watch your diet. You have to have good protein and vitamins in your diet for strong healthy nails. lack of calcium is the main cause, but short term, if you buy some jelly, and eat a cube every day, you definately will notice a difference in about 2 weeks.
Its the pure gelatine that makes your nails strong, i have the same problem and its the only thing i use. try using OPI nail envy from boots or qvc. it works wonders. clip them once a week.don't file them too much.this causes them to weaken.apply three coats of clear nail polish. it's all about maintenance. you'll see a difference in about a month use a nail strengthener,forms a protective barrier to allow nails to grow,some nail hardeners contain ingredients to nourish the nail and treat yourself to a manicure@if your filing your own nails dont do the sea-saw movement as that causes the nails to break@split too file from side to centre at 45 degrees helps to seal,not too deep to prevent ingrowing nails @ not into a point as that weakensand too finish hand cream @ gloves now the weathers getting a bit nippy,oh soz wear rubber gloves if u r working with chemicals,ok hope that helps u .. i always keep my nails long and find they rarely break. maybe you need to keep them at a length you can manage. also apply nail strenghthener or clear varnish everyday and have plenty of calcium and healthy oils in your diet Because you are not taking in enough calcium. Try calcium tablets or up ur dairy intake